Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Universitatea Cluj 1st with 74 points, Viitorul Ghimbav 15th with 3, 71 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Viitorul Ghimbav 0.54 scored and 3.61 conceded per game, Universitatea Cluj 3.14 and 0.57, with the league averaging 1.57.
Defeat had followed defeat for Viitorul Ghimbav — five in succession. Universitatea Cluj had won ten straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Viitorul Ghimbav, 15/15 for Universitatea Cluj.
The venue was Stadionul Municipal, with room for 3,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.


